BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ DERBI/MULHACEN 125
Model report · 2005–2025

DERBI MULHACEN 125

124cc Petrol Class 1
#5109 of 5426 overall #10 of 19 DERBIs #571 of 734 commuter bikes
63.0%
first-time pass rate
28.1%
failed outright
7,879
median miles at test
413
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2017

The MULHACEN 125's first-time pass rate has risen 6.4 points since 2012, 56.8% to 63.2%.

53%62%72%2012: 56.8% pass (37 tests)2013: 60.5% pass (38 tests)2014: 68.8% pass (48 tests)2015: 61.0% pass (59 tests)2016: 55.8% pass (52 tests)2017: 63.2% pass (38 tests)20122017

What fails on a MULHACEN 125

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
75 25
lighting and signalling
56 18.7
drive system
37 12.3
lamps and reflectors
33 11
steering and suspension
33 11
structure and attachments
19 6.3
tyres and wheels
17 5.7
suspension
16 5.3
steering
8 2.7
reg plates and vin
6 2

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the MULHACEN 125 beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YBR 125, HONDA CG125, HONDA CBF125).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the MULHACEN 125.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2009 (68.2% pass). Weakest: 2008 (58.2%).

56%63%70%2008: 58.2% pass (110 tests)2009: 68.2% pass (148 tests)2011: 59.3% pass (54 tests)200820092011

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.